Person Old Testament
Eliehoenai
Also known as Eliehoenai =ESV, NIV; Elihoenai =KJV
Eliehoenai, a descendant of Pahath-Moab, was among those who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 8:4.
Why it matters. Descendant of Pahath-Moab who returned with Ezra
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliehoenai
Eliehoenai is mentioned in Ezr.8.4 as one of the descendants of Pahath-Moab who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. During the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem to restore worship and reinforce the Jewish community (Ezr.7.1-10). Eliehoenai was part of this group, which included various families and individuals from different tribes and backgrounds. The mention of Eliehoenai in this list highlights the diverse composition of the returnees and their shared commitment to rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Ezra (1 verse)